Monthly Archives / May 2011

The results are in on an analysis of the brain All-Pro Dave Duerson. Duerson, who was a standout safety for 3 NFL teams over an 11 year career, committed suicide earlier this year. Shooting himself in the chest, he left a note asking that his brain be analyzed. Duerson himself expected that he had neurologic

A bill to loosen the cap on how long some disabled workers can draw temporary disability benefits advanced in a California Assembly committee today. The bill, AB 947 (Solorio), would add injuries that require treatment that cannot be medically completed within 104 weeks to a list of specified conditions that can qualify for a longer

In our society we tend to take a lot for granted. We tend to think our rights and benefits will be there when we want then and when we need them. And it’s easy to forget the hard-won victories of the past that brought us where we are. As unions find themselves under attack in

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute has unveiled a second research paper on opioid prescribing in the California workers’ comp system. The paper is titled ” Prescribing Patterns of Schedule II Opioids Part 2:Fentanyl Prescriptions in California Workers’ Compensation”. There has been increasing concern over the cost and increasing use of opioids in the system. The

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About Julius Young

A Partner at Boxer & Gerson LLP, Julius has practiced worker’s compensation and social security disability law since 1979. He has represented thousands of individuals who have sustained life-changing injuries or illnesses while on the job. In every case, his goal is to secure the medical treatments his clients need.